All Motivation and recognition articles – Page 26
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ArticleTalbots Law becomes living wage employer
Talbots Law has become an accredited living wage employer, committing to pay its staff in line with rates set by the Living Wage Foundation.The law firm, which became an employed owned trust last year and employs 324 people across seven offices in the west Midlands, joins around 9,000 UK businesses ...
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ArticleFCA staff vote to strike over proposed pay changes
Workers employed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have voted in favour of taking industrial action against proposed changes to pay and conditions.Trade union Unite said a vote was held from 24 to 31 January, with 87% of members in support of striking if their demands are not met by ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid joins in 'the great resignation'
All around me, my colleagues are resigning. It seems like quitting is in fashion this spring.To make matters worse, many of our HR business partners and talent managers have also left or are in the process of leaving, so we just can’t get people in the door fast enough to ...
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ArticleUK banks pay men 34% more per hour than women
Men are paid on average 34% more per hour than women across the UK banking sector, research has revealed.Loan provider Tic Finance used the most recent gender pay gap reports published on the official government website by 49 UK banks and building societies to analyse the extent of the gender ...
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Supplier articleMASLOW, HERZBERG AND PINK'S MOTIVATIONAL THEORIES IN THE WORKPLACE
Employee motivation is key to your success, as it’s the drive and energy your employees bring to their work everyday. If it’s lacking, then you might struggle with productivity and lower output meaning you struggle to reach your goals. Whereas motivated employees are more likely to be ...
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OpinionClare Kelliher: The pandemic has prompted employers to review their benefits strategies
The experiences of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic: business disruption, furloughed employees and extended, enforced working from home, have changed the employment relationship.Our research at Cranfield School of Management during the pandemic found that the physical distancing of working from home sometimes led to psychological distancing, too.Maintaining the connection became harder ...
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ArticleThree UK gives pay rise to retail staff
Phone network provider Three UK has announced pay increases of up to 12.6% for its retail staff.The firm, which has about 2,500 store workers, said it had boosted their minimum hourly rates to £10.13 nationwide and £11.40 in London from 1 January this year.Applicable to all staff regardless of their ...
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ArticleKidzcare becomes owned by staff
Ownership of Edinburgh-based childcare business Kidzcare has been handed to its 150 employees.All shares in the organisation - which operates four nurseries and six after-school clubs in the Scottish capital - have been placed into an employee ownership trust (EOT) by co-founder Anne-Marie Dunn.Dunn said she wanted to find an ...
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ArticleNew global HR director for engineering firm B&W
Engineering firm Black and White (B&W) Engineering has appointed Rachel Ovington as its new global HR director.Ovington (pictured, right, with director Steve Horn) has come to the business from KP Snacks, parts of the Intersnack Group. In her first HRD role, she brings 15 years of leadership experience within HR ...
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ArticleBarton's blog: Is a return to the workplace best for employees' mental wellbeing?
It’s certainly a nail-biting time in UK politics this week, but not for any reasons prime minister Boris Johnson and the Conservative Party would wish. At the time of writing this, the much-anticipated reports into the Downing Street parties had not been released. The nation waits with baited breath for ...
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ArticleThe Swift way to get through the day
Credit: A.PAES / Shutterstock.comSomething for the Weekend: Former Blur singer Damon Albarn may have dismissed her songwriting talents but Taylor Swift’s tunes have been getting the UK’s army of home workers through the pandemic, according to recent analysis.A study by hotel chain Premier Inn of more than 800 playlists available ...
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ArticleChief execs got average bonus of £172,897 in 2021
Chief executives received an average bonus of £172,897 in the year to October 2021, data has shown, while entry level employees and routine task providers were awarded just £642 and £643 respectively.Research from Cendex, the rewards analytics arm of HR resource provider XpertHR, found that 25% of chief executives were ...
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ArticleFamily Law Group transfers ownership to staff
Law firm Family Law Group has announced that it will transfer ownership to its staff in order to become an employee ownership trust (EOT).Three-quarters of the group, which currently has more than 130 employees across 10 offices, will now be owned by the EOT. All staff, regardless of seniority, will ...
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ArticleShaw Healthcare to pay staff real living wage
Care home operator Shaw Healthcare has decided to pay its 3,200 employees the real living wage regardless of their length of service.As of 1 March 2022, depending on roles and the existing pay scale, all members of staff will see an increase in their salaries of between 3% and 10% ...
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ArticleAdur and Worthing Councils refuse staff vote for pay rise ballot
Refuse workers employed by Adur and Worthing Councils in West Sussex have voted in favour of a bin strike ballot over a pay rise dispute.According to the GMB union, 92.5% of members took part, with 100% voting to take industrial action. It said that this was due to the council’s ...
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ArticlePraxis Care launches new pay and benefits package
Social care provider Praxis Care has introduced a new pay and benefits package for its 1,800 employees, as well as extending Covid-19 (Coronavirus) recognition payments to all.According to the business, these initiatives are in recognition of the “challenging” labour market and a bid to attract and retain employees, with them ...
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ArticleThree days left to enter Employee Benefits Awards 2022
HR, reward and benefits professionals who want their organisation or team to be in with a chance of winning an award at the Employee Benefits Awards 2022, in association with Aon, only have three days left to enter.This is the last chance for both individuals and teams to enter and ...
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ArticleNew chief people officer for cybersecurity firm Egress
Cybersecurity firm Egress has appointed a new chief people officer to manage and develop its 250 UK employees and 300 globally.Laura Probert joined the organisation just before Christmas, following working in similar positions for gambling products firm Scientific Games, and Xaxis, an agency within advertising giant WPP.She has more than ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 80% see engagement as key for benefit strategies
Employee engagement is seen as the most important objective for organisations’ benefits strategies, with 80% rating it as either one or two out of five in importance, according to new research.Global professional services firm Aon’s Benefits and trends survey 2022, which is in its 12th year, took into account the ...
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ArticleLinklaters reports narrowed gender pay gap
Law firm Linklaters has revealed narrowed gender and ethnicity pay gaps in its 2021 UK gender pay report, which was published this week.The mean gender pay gap for employees, including equity partners, was 61.9% in 2021, which was down from 62.9% in 2020. The mean pay gap, which excludes equity ...